How comfortable are you with Bushrod now?

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; I thought it would be a good time to revisit this thread before we go into post season play. Earlier this season I asked how people felt about Bushrod protecting Drew Brees' blind side. I'm curious as to what ya'll ...

I thought it would be a good time to revisit this thread before we go into post season play. Earlier this season I asked how people felt about Bushrod protecting Drew Brees' blind side. I'm curious as to what ya'll think after a full season under his belt as our starting left tackle? How comfortable are you with Bushrod now?

I thought he played very good at times, but very inconsistent at others. Overall I am not sold on him at this time, still needs a lot of work. He could still be a good starter in the NFL. Right now, I do not like what I see. The way teams are beating him has caused the Saints to go to more of a quick passing game, very hard to give Brees time to launch the ball down field on a consistent basis. The Saints really need to consider lining up a TE on his side or have a FB ready to help.

however.....he is a terrible tackle, could maybe play inside the tackles at guard but he is not fast enough to play offensive tackle

his first step is terrible and is one of the worst ive seen in a long time.....sometimes he shortens his step so the DE will rush outside and he can force him outside to make a pocket.......LIKE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO

but when he does that he gets beat on the outside

so to compensate he makes a bigger step backwards to prevent the outside rush.....and the DE cuts inside or catches him off balance and bull rushes him back to the QB

i have never seen a tackle so reliant on his strength and lacking that much speed start in the NFL......never

Capable starter but I want my Pro Bowl LT. If Brown is retained, we'll have very good line depth for the foreseeable future. Coming off injury, one would think his asking price should be reasonable for his services.

I quite pleased with his performance. He has played like a rookie and that pretty much what he is in regards to playingtime. Just like Canton says he has a lot of things that needs improvement but he should continue beeing a really good backup once Brown gets back.